Epistle to the Son of the Wolf — §104
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 104 of 268.
Source (Persian)
و سمعنا انّک اودعت زمام المشاورة بايادی الجمهور نعم ما عملت لانّ بها تستحکم اصول أبنية الامور و تطمئنّ قلوب من فی ظلّک من کلّ وضيع و شريف * و لکن ينبغی لهم ان يکونوا امناء بين العباد و يرون انفسهم وکلاء لمن علی الارض کلّها هذا ما وعظوا به فی اللّوح من لدن مدبّر حکيم * و اذا توجّه احدٌ الی المجمع يحوّل طرفه الی الافق الاعلی و يقول * يا الهی اسألک باسمک الابهی ان تؤيّدنی علی ما تصلح به امور عبادک و تعمر به بلادک انّک انت علی کلّ شیء قدير * طوبی لمن يدخل المجمع لوجه اللّه و يحکم بين النّاس بالعدل الخالص أَلَا انّه من الفائزين
Shoghi Effendi Translation
"We have also heard that thou hast entrusted the reins of counsel into the hands of the representatives of the people. Thou, indeed, hast done well, for thereby the foundations of the edifice of thine affairs will be strengthened, and the hearts of all that are beneath thy shadow, whether high or low, will be tranquillized. It behooveth them, however, to be trustworthy among His servants, and to regard themselves as the representatives of all that dwell on earth. This is what counselleth them, in this Tablet, He Who is the Ruler, the All-Wise. And if any one of them directeth himself towards the Assembly, let him turn his eyes unto the Supreme Horizon, and say: ‘O my God! I ask Thee, by Thy most glorious Name, to aid me in that which will cause the affairs of Thy servants to prosper, and Thy cities to flourish. Thou, indeed, hast power over all things!' Blessed is he that entereth the Assembly for the sake of God, and judgeth between men with pure justice. He, indeed, is of the blissful.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “have also heard”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: hearingfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §490: Let thine ear be attentivekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: listenerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: suffer me to hearkentablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: evidences ofgleaningsGWB §361: saltykitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: brinyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §275: suggestionstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: signedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: ConfergleaningsGWB §104: characteristics and standardskitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: subtle allusions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the handsgleaningsGWB §163: by the swordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: through the handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: handsgleaningsGWB §506: His Presence
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “favor”, “favors”, “bounty” (25 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: done wellgleaningsGWB §63: His bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: a precious benefitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: and giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: bountygleaningsGWB §465: the favorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: the Hidden Gift
SE rendered المشاورة (al-msháwrh), بايادی (báyádí), الجمهور (al-jmhúr), نعم (nʿm), عملت (ʿmlt), تستحکم (tstḥkm), اصول (iṣúl), أبنية (ʾabníh) as “counsel, hands, the people, done well, be strengthened, foundations, edifice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Man’s actionsgleaningsGWB §579: all deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to enforceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: for their workstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walkwill-and-testamentW&T §24: Consortepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: discharge
This form usually rendered as “strengthened” (1 occurrences)
wisdom 47% law 12% laws 9% divine 7% all-wise 6% perspicuous 4% command 4% government 4% judge 3% firm 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: firmgleaningsGWB §505: firm injunctionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: attribute of sovereigntythe-hidden-wordsHW §117: mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §22: conclusivelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: All-WisegleaningsGWB §505: adamantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: pronounced
This form usually rendered as “foundations”, “statutes” (5 occurrences)
foundations 50% statutes 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the statutesgleaningsGWB §384: rootkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: stemsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: essencegleaningsGWB §352: essence ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the essentialsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: foundations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: foundationsgleaningsGWB §452: their sonskitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: hath been builtthe-hidden-wordsHW §70: SONSwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: “O son of mangleaningsGWB §222: structures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: His behestfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §607: actskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Command,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: Thou shouldst bid metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
This form usually rendered as “assure”, “rely”, “well-assured” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: well assuredgleaningsGWB §74: at restkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: peaceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: be stilledwill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: peace and quiet calmgleaningsGWB §203: symbols of certitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: timorous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: their heartsgleaningsGWB §84: a radiant heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: inner hearingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the broken heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: shadowgleaningsGWB §87: cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: shelter of His shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: beneath the shadethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §533: sheltered beneath the shadow
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: came to visitgleaningsGWB §358: noblestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: sacredness and potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: conferrest the honortablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: honoured me with Thy footstepswill-and-testamentW&T §18: gloriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: high placesgleaningsGWB §357: the glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §477: It well beseemeth theekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: It behoovethgleaningsGWB §492: as befitteth thy stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
SE rendered شريف (shríf), لکن (lkn), ينبغی (ynbghí), يکونوا (ykúnúá), امناء (imnáʾ), العباد (al-ʿbád), يرون (yrún) as “high, however, behooveth, be, trustworthy, servants, to regard”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: trusted onesgleaningsGWB §297: ye believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: believethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy trusted onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: trustworthygleaningsGWB §260: “I truly believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: believed in
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thou wouldst perceivefire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §187: may recognizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: seest himthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: seegleaningsGWB §77: We see
own 41% themselves 31% souls 10% proper 3% themselves.” 3% selves 3% uttered 3% hearts 3% within 3% lives 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: his own accordgleaningsGWB §167: To this I testifykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: our eviltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to put my trustgleaningsGWB §479: Let Him be thy trustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: trusting whollytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: placed My whole trustgleaningsGWB §405: relianceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §392: In Thee have
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: all that is on earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §222: territoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: of the earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §584: men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: all thingsgleaningsGWB §286: wordkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: by His wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: with all my affectionstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in utter falsehood
This form usually rendered as “counselleth” (1 occurrences)
exhorteth 20% counsels 20% counselleth 10% exhorted 10% admonisheth 10% counseleth 10% most 10% whose 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: counselsgleaningsGWB §283: counselethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: admonisheth yougleaningsGWB §579: and most convincingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: counsellethgleaningsGWB §595: from Whose lipsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: exhortedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: exhorteth thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: the Lawh-i-Burhan (TabletgleaningsGWB §423: Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: the heavenly Scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: Thy Scripturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the TabletsgleaningsGWB §347: prominent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: on the part ofgleaningsGWB §113: the futurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: unto Thee bythe-hidden-wordsHW §155: My divineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: bygleaningsGWB §286: consequenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: divine Knowledge!”
This form usually rendered as “ruler”, “ordainer” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: sovereigntygleaningsGWB §253: whose judgments are in conformitykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: ordinancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: the Ordainertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wisethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands
This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (116 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: gonefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §622: regardkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: set our faces towardtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: one ofgleaningsGWB §667: the undying Firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §269: onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: himself over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §467: eleven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: gatheredgleaningsGWB §499: them that love Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: All haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: Assemble themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §54: everyone
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “distract”, “waver” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: under all circumstancesgleaningsGWB §222: vicinitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: howprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: come in betweentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: regionsgleaningsGWB §70: in the daytimekitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: both theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: My gazetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: with her browwill-and-testamentW&T §38: those partsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: to some other placegleaningsGWB §40: side
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Supreme Horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §63: of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: of Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldgleaningsGWB §693: dayspringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: dominions
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (286 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: crying outgleaningsGWB §638: the professionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: statementsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: call upon Thee sayingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: Andthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “implore”, “entreat” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §157: askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §467: Find outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Dealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee
SE expanded to “by Thy most glorious Name”
SE rendered يقول (yqúl), الهی (al-hí), اسألک (isʾalk), باسمک (básmk), الابهی (al-ábhí), تؤيّدنی (tʾíʾdní), تصلح (tṣlḥ) as “say, God, ask, by Thy most glorious Name, aid, cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §186: the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thinethe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily gloriousgleaningsGWB §30: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: Thine all-glorious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: assistgleaningsGWB §729: graciously assistprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: hast aided methe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aidgleaningsGWB §396: assistedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: to aid them
This form usually rendered as “bless”, “cause”, “graciously” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: bettergleaningsGWB §415: Amitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: currentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: graciously blessthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: seeking their own goodwill-and-testamentW&T §25: rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: had been well-orderedgleaningsGWB §525: Be reconciled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: My commandmentsgleaningsGWB §659: do We devolvekitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: episodeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thy Faithtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §22: absolute commandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal commandgleaningsGWB §702: His Message
This form usually rendered as “flourish”, “aggrandize” (2 occurrences)
flourish 50% aggrandize 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: your lifegleaningsGWB §712: prosperitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the edificesgleaningsGWB §523: to rearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: earthgleaningsGWB §43: nations and kingdomskitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: soilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: in Thy citiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thy neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §38: all countriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: citygleaningsGWB §267: of the earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy WillgleaningsGWB §134: purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §49: the entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: whatsoever
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “most”, “strength” (70 occurrences)
almighty 38% most 29% strength 6% all-powerful 6% might 6% power 4% potent 4% art 2% god 2% all-subduing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: hath it been decreedfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §607: hath providedkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: according to the measureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: Powerful arttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: BlessedgleaningsGWB §205: Blessed are theykitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Great isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Blessed are the fair-mindedgleaningsGWB §205: “The blessedness awaiting themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Blessed, also, isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Well
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: in no wise connectedgleaningsGWB §320: above allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: have refused to embraceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: let me gain admissionthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: Putwill-and-testamentW&T §12: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: enterestgleaningsGWB §671: hasten
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: peoplegleaningsGWB §626: your fellowmenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: most of the peoplewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’s repudiationgleaningsGWB §181: commonerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: free thyselffire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §405: whollykitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and the faithfultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: pure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he sufferedgleaningsGWB §127: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: will attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to attaintablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: shinethgleaningsGWB §604: final victory
